Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-11

hv "~N"'Su frightened by tue last
"Ihe gems d'armcs, monsieur Oh.
GO not give noe to them But cannot
got 10 your hotel, monsieur. Indeed,
indeed, 1 cannotl"
She REDEEMED like rose, over face
and neck.
=" Bah " exclaimed Trenholm, saw
ogely. "Will you understand nothing
lou shall have my chamber. and /
VIII sleep with my friend here; or if
you object to that, there are many un-
occupied rooms in the hotel. You are
not fool enough to be afraid Of me
Answer Shall it be my hotel or the
9tnS dOImCS
was not much pleased with the idea
that this heggar girl should accompany
rs 10 the Hotel Lafayette, but / could
not desert my friend. / comtortod
myself with the reflection that the hour
was so late that few people would no
tice us, and without doubt he would
send her away next morning. But the
girl still protosted
4" would rather not, she answered,
| ploadingly. LET me stay here and
go to sleep where you found me. |
viii promise you positively not to jump
into the Seine tonight. | ought not
to have told you. Please let me stay
] am only little hungry. Won't You,
monsieur p
No. said Trenholm, decidedly.
She drew long breath, gave another
searching look at his face, and said
Let us 60. then"
The 9arcon looked slightly surprised
as he handed MS our candles at the CON
cieTge's room. 1t takes a good deal to
surprise hotel gaTcOn, and especially
IN the Quarter Latin, but deemed it
the part OF prudence 10 slip a fve-franc
piece into his hand, with a warning
finger on my lip. We all went at filst
long enough with the girl to get an out
line of her history. She was from
Gascony. Her father had dozen chill
| dren, and only bread enough for half Of
them. An aunt in Paris had sent money
to pay the child's fare TO that city,
| agreeing also to care for her when she
should arrive. Within year after the
girl reached Paris the aunt suddenly
died, leaving ner niece entirely friend.
less among strangers. If she could have
| cot home again she would have been no
better oil \ fortnight Of vain search
for work, the expenditure of her last
| sou, ard q decision 70 commit suicide
ended the not uncommon story.
"Wcll,' said Trenholm, as she fin
iahCd the recital, "yOu must be tired,
and We viii leave you. But-cicU yOu
are hungry, you have had no supper
What was | thinking Of to make you
wait so long?"
He rang the bell for the ParcOn and
ordered bot supper for three, with a
lItrc Of vine. and coffee afterwards
We were all hungry, as it turned ont.
The pirl ate rs II tamished, and soon
began to exhibit the beneficial effects
Of tie meal. She laughed at Treu-
holm's p!cassntrics-iOr he soon re-
sumcd his ordinary manner praised |
the cook, declared the Madeira sdpo- |
1907 10 any she had ever tasted. and |
thought the coffee Incompatible. |
When at last We lett her Trenholm |
locked tue Goor and pat the key II his
pocket.
"Icu are not to run away he |
smiled. elf YOU concludc during the !
night that YOU must xiii yourself, why. !
Of course, there's She window, forty feet |
from Tie ground. I'm going to know |
where you are in the morning without
dragging The river down to the Point |
dicua. Goodnight. BE good girl
gul pl,aoaut dreams TO Won
She didn't go the next morning, nor
the nest after that. At tie end Of
few days Trenholm hired another room
in the house for hey, saying that he had
imposed upon me too long, winch was
quite silly, ms liked TO have him with
me better than not lie kept close
watch on her at frst, never letting her
90 out alone, and We had all of our
meals served "a 6uajif. After a few
weeks he gradually began to place more
confidence in her, as il became eyi-
dent that she was quite content
with her comfortable quarters. He
finally gave her money to go shopping
with, and She used TO come home very
happy after an hour or two in the Bon
Narche or the Magasin du Louvre.
Her wardrobe was literally improved
at his expense, though there is no
harm in saying that tried to induce
him TO LET me share the cost. She was
a wonderfully self-reliant girl. The
francs that she spent made an inCredl-
bic improvement III her appearance
Her new dresses were considerably
longer than the old one, her bOnuets
were tasty, and her halr, which had
hung disheyelled below her waist, now
appeared arranged III the mode usual
with young ladies.
"How old are you, Deja?" said
Trenholm to her one day at dinner.
He always called her "Deja from the
first words We heard her utter, and l
don't think she gave either Of Us any
other name.
81 don't know was her reply. |
" No one ever told me. What should
you think ~
"Well, " said Trenholm. pausing to
sip lis wine, "when l first saw you
lying on the quay, thought you were
about ten. When you woke upand be
Gan TO talk, i made mental calcuia-
ton that You must be al least twelve.
And DOW, tonight, You look thirteen
or fourteen
81 am growing old rapidly. am |
not. Monsieur Charlos?" she laughed.
"Soon, at this rate, shall be your
eTandmerc.
She always called him "Monsieur
Charles, pronouncing it "Sharl III
in the delicious French way. She was
not so successful with my Christian
name. She called me Monsieur
Zhim at first, but ended by giving
me the title OF Monsieur lie Medicin,
in allusion to my intended calling.
We were soon tired OF dining in the
hotel, and began to so about therestau-
rants again. One day, when Trenholm
and had been gone on an excurslon,
we found her in spasm Of delight.
"Ah! Monsieur Charles she cried,
between her bursts Of meriment.
DO You know what file in the
Restaurant Voltaire said to me to-day ?
She said that 1 had the handsomest
lover in the QUARTER, and that | was
the envy OF every grisette this side the
Seine. SO you see what they say of
Won Is it not very droll? Look at
me, Monsieur Charles. am your
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